We reported last Wednesday that Guitar Hero II was on its way to the multiple consoles rather than ending up a PS2 exclusive like its predecessor, though Xbox 360 was never specifically mentioned. According to an Activision X06 press release, it is now.

Additionally, RedOctaneÂ® announced today that Guitar Hero IIâ„˘ will be rocking Xbox 360â„˘. Guitar Hero II is the follow-up to 2005â€™s award-winning release, Guitar Hero, which rocked the game industry and garnered a stack of awards including: â€śBest Offline Multiplayer Game 2005â€ť and â€śMusic Game of the Year 2005â€ť from IGN.com, â€śBest Soundtrack 2005â€ť at the Spike TV Videogames Awards and five D.I.C.E. awards, including Outstanding Innovation in Gaming and Family Game of the Year.

The game will feature an all-new controller specifically designed for the Xbox 360 called the X-Plorer, based on the famous Gibson Explorer rock/metal guitar; and as should be with all 360 titles, downloadable content. Guitar Hero II should have some things shown at X06, which is going on right now (if you just came out of your cave and weren’t aware.)

yeah I wanted to get an ESP JH-2 (mass produced James Hetfield explorer) but it was discontinued due to Gibson law suits (body was cut to the specs of a Gibson, as per James specs)…and I think it was around 2 grand, my Gibson goth explorer was 1,200 that was bad enough, but its worth it to have played shows with that baby and know that the metal gods are up on mount trash smiling down upon me 8D

hey everyone… the buttons are colored because in the game the fret board has matching colors… i have it for ps2…. and they are make 2 different versions… one with wire and without…. and for the lefties there is a way to make it so you can play left handed so ya…. that solves that problem… i hope they make the X-plorer for the ps2 also… i love explorers… but i have the warlock one… so ya… hope that helps everyone